判 (pàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 判 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 判
判断
to judge; to assess
你要自己判断对错。
Nǐ yào zìjǐ pànduàn duìcuò.
You need to judge right and wrong yourself.
About the character 判
判 (pàn) means to judge; to decide (as in 判断). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".